EP2446716A2 - Ballast électronique pour une lampe fluorescente - Google Patents

Ballast électronique pour une lampe fluorescente

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EP2446716A2
EP2446716A2 EP10731586A EP10731586A EP2446716A2 EP 2446716 A2 EP2446716 A2 EP 2446716A2 EP 10731586 A EP10731586 A EP 10731586A EP 10731586 A EP10731586 A EP 10731586A EP 2446716 A2 EP2446716 A2 EP 2446716A2
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switch
electronic ballast
inverter
circuit
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Hendrik Jan Zwerver
Hendrik Jan Blankers
Deepak Shet
Lucas Vos
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters
    • H05B41/295—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters with semiconductor devices and specially adapted for lamps with preheating electrodes, e.g. for fluorescent lamps

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  • the invention relates to the field of lighting systems, in particular to fluorescent lamps. Prior to the ignition of such a fluorescent lamp, the electrodes of such a lamp are (pre) heated.
  • the present invention provides an electronic ballast for operating one or more fluorescent lamps and other lamp load circuits such as a heating circuit.
  • Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps including a heating circuit for heating the electrodes of the fluorescent lamps are e.g. described in US 2007/0296355 or US 5854538.
  • a series connection of a capacitor, a primary winding of a heating transformer and a switch or switching element can be applied.
  • the heating transformer can e.g. be provided with secondary windings arranged to provide a heating current to the electrodes.
  • the electronic ballast comprises an half bridge, HB, inverter for providing an AC power to the fluorescent lamp.
  • HB inverter for providing an AC power to the fluorescent lamp.
  • inverter In order to determine the power provided to the lamp, such an inverter is often provided with a resistance in series with a low side switch of the half bridge inverter. This resistance can e.g.
  • an electronic ballast for supplying a lamp load
  • the electronic ballast comprising: an inverter comprising an upper switch, connected to a DC terminal for receiving a DC supply voltage, and a first lower switch arranged in a half-bridge configuration for generating an AC voltage at an inverter terminal of the inverter; a series arrangement comprising a first diode and a second lower switch, wherein the series arrangement is connected in parallel with the first lower switch; and a lamp load circuit for supplying the lamp load, wherein the lamp load circuit is connected to a node between the first diode and the second lower switch.
  • the electronic ballast according to the invention comprises an half-bridge inverter which, in use, can provide an AC voltage for powering a fluorescent lamp.
  • the inverter can e.g. be connected to a DC voltage and convert the DC voltage into an AC voltage by appropriate switching of the upper and lower switches.
  • the AC voltage, available at a terminal of the inverter is provided to a lamp load circuit which may form a series- resonant circuit connectable to the fluorescent lamp.
  • the lamp load circuit may in particular be an inductive lamp load circuit.
  • the lamp load circuit can e.g. comprise a series connection of an inductance L and a capacitor C wherein the fluorescent lamp is connectable in parallel to the capacitor C.
  • the lamp load circuit can further comprise a DC blocking capacitor either connected in series with the inductance L or in series with the fluorescent lamp and thus in parallel with the capacitor C.
  • a second diode is connected between said node and the DC terminal. The second diode functions as a freewheel diode.
  • the series arrangement is connected to the inverter terminal.
  • the electronic ballast further comprises a follower circuit having a first power terminal, a second power terminal, and a control terminal, wherein the control terminal is connected to the inverter terminal, the first power terminal is connected to the DC terminal, and the second power terminal is connected to the first diode.
  • the follower circuit which functions as a Ix linear amplifier, prevents current flowing in a lower switch of a first inverter to flow in a lower switch of another inverter.
  • the follower circuit may e.g. be a source follower circuit comprising a MOSFET, or an emitter follower circuit comprising a bipolar transistor.
  • the control terminal is connected to a control terminal of the upper switch, the first power terminal is connected to the DC terminal, and the second power terminal is connected to the first diode.
  • a lamp load circuit of the electronic ballast may be a heating circuit.
  • the heating circuit as applied in the electronic ballast according to the invention comprises a heating transformer for providing power to one or more electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.
  • the heating transformer comprises a primary winding connected (e.g. via a capacitor) to the AC voltage of the inverter and a second lower (heating circuit) switch connected in parallel with the primary winding. By operating the second lower switch, the current through the primary winding of the heating transformer can be controlled.
  • the inverter of the electronic ballast according to the invention comprises two switches arranged in an half-bridge configuration. In such a configuration, two switches, e.g. metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors, MOSFETs, e.g.
  • NMOS type MOSFETs are series connected between the supply voltage (e.g. a DC voltage or rectified AC voltage) of the inverter.
  • the switch connected to the high voltage side of the supply voltage is referred to as the upper switch
  • the second switch also referred to as the lower switch and connected in series with the upper switch
  • the upper switch can e.g. be connected to ground, either directly or via an impedance such as a resistor.
  • an AC voltage can be generated at an inverter terminal arranged between the two switches.
  • the lamp load circuit further comprises a lamp load capacitor connected in series with the lamp load, the lamp load capacitor and the lamp load being connected in parallel to the second lower switch.
  • a heating circuit capacitor is connected in series with the primary winding, the heating circuit capacitor and primary winding being connected in parallel to the lower (heating circuit) switch.
  • one inverter of a number of parallel inverters sharing the same upper switch can be turned off entirely by maintaining the lower switch of the one inverter in an open state such that no AC voltage is provided to the lamp load of the one inverter.
  • Such an arrangement can result in an improvement of the efficiency of the operation of the ballast.
  • the heating is turned off by opening a switch connected in series with the primary winding.
  • the lower inverter switch and the lamp load of the electronic ballast are connected in parallel, possibly with other inverters and lamp load circuits.
  • the power requirements for the heating circuit switch can be reduced, and may thus result in a smaller and cheaper switch.
  • the electronic ballast according to the invention comprises a control unit for controlling the switching of the lower and upper switch of the inverter, and possibly further lower switches.
  • Figure 1 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of an electronic ballast for a fluorescent lamp as known in the art.
  • Figure 2 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of a first embodiment of an electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 schematically depicts graphs of simulation results of the first embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • Figure 4 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of a second embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • Figure 5 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of a third embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • Figure 6 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of a fourth embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of a fifth embodiment of an electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • Figure 8 schematically depicts a circuit diagram of a sixth embodiment of an electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 schematically depicts an electronic ballast 10 for a fluorescent lamp as known in the art.
  • the electronic ballast 10 comprises an inverter 20 (indicated by a rectangle) in half-bridge configuration comprising a series connection of an upper switch 30 (e.g., a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, MOSFET) connected to a DC terminal 35, for receiving a DC supply voltage, and a lower switch 40 (e.g., a MOSFET) connected to the upper switch 30 via a terminal 50.
  • an upper switch 30 e.g., a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, MOSFET
  • MOSFET metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
  • the function of the inverter 20 is to provide an AC voltage (via the terminal 50) to a lamp load circuit comprising an inductance 60 and a capacitance 70 forming a series-resonant circuit connected to a fluorescent lamp 100 (indicated by a rectangle) via (decoupling) capacitance 105.
  • the fluorescent lamp 100 comprises two electrodes 110 and 120 (represented by resistances).
  • a heating circuit 160 is connected to terminal 50 in parallel with the lamp load circuit.
  • the electrodes 110, 120 are each connected in parallel to secondary windings 130, 140, respectively, of a heating transformer 150 of the heating circuit 160 (indicated by a rectangle).
  • the heating transformer 150 of the heating circuit 160 further comprises a primary winding 170.
  • the heating circuit 160 further comprises a switch 180 (e.g. a MOSFET) and a (decoupling) capacitance 185 connected in series with the primary winding 170 of the heating transformer 150.
  • the switch 180 can be turned on and off by a microcontroller or other device or control unit 195 upon input of a control signal 196 in order to turn on or off the preheating of the electrodes 110, 120 before starting the lamp 100.
  • the switch 180 can also be used to provide heating during operation of the lamp 100 at certain dimming levels.
  • the switch 180 can be fed by the control unit 195 with a pulse-width modulated signal to control the amount of electrode heating.
  • the control unit may also control switching of the upper switch 30 and lower switch 40.
  • Figure 1 further shows a shunt resistor 190 or other impedance connected in series with the lower switch 40.
  • the shunt resistor 190 can e.g. be used to measure an average inverter input power, thereby providing an estimate for the lamp power. This is particularly useful for dimming purposes.
  • the heating power as provided to the heating circuit 160 and electrodes 110, 120, the power loss in the inductance 60, and the power loss in the switch 40 are also measured by the shunt resistor 190 when the lower switch 40 is closed.
  • the fluorescent lamp is dimmed (thus requiring a comparatively small power)
  • heating is likely to be applied in order to maintain the electrodes at a sufficiently high temperature.
  • the heating circuit as shown in Figure 1 is not very suitable when using the shunt resistor 190 for estimating or measuring the power provided to the fluorescent lamp 100.
  • FIG. 2 schematically depicts a first embodiment of an electronic ballast for a fluorescent lamp according to the invention.
  • the electronic ballast 10 comprises an inverter 20 in half-bridge configuration comprising an upper switch 30 connected to a DC terminal 35, for receiving a DC voltage, and a lower switch 40 connected to the upper switch 30 via a terminal 50.
  • a lamp load circuit connected to the terminal 50 comprises an inductance 60 and a capacitance 70 forming a series-resonant circuit connected to a fluorescent lamp 100 through a (decoupling) capacitance 105.
  • the ballast of Figure 2 further comprises a heating circuit 165 (indicated by a rectangle) comprising a heating transformer 150 which comprises secondary windings 130, 140 which are connected in parallel to two electrodes 110 and 120 of the fluorescent lamp 100, and a primary winding 170.
  • the heating circuit 165 further comprises a heating circuit switch 200 connected in parallel to the primary winding 170 of the heating transformer 150 through a (decoupling) capacitance 230.
  • a terminal 240 connecting the capacitance 230 and the heating circuit switch 200 is connected to the terminal 50 through a diode 210.
  • the heating circuit switch 200 of the heating circuit can e.g. be turned on or off by a micro controller or other device or control unit 195 upon input of a control signal 196 in order to turn on or off the heating of the electrodes 110, 120, e.g. as a pre-heating before starting the fluorescent lamp 100.
  • the switch 200 can also be used to provide heating during operation of the lamp 100 at predetermined dimming levels.
  • the switch 200 can be fed by the control unit 195 with a pulse-width modulated signal to control the amount of electrode heating.
  • the control unit may also control switching of the upper switch 30 and lower switch 40. In case no heating of the electrodes of the fluorescent lamp is required, the heating circuit switch 200 can be kept continuously in an off state (non-conducting, open).
  • the arrangement of the diode 210 and capacitor 230 in series with the primary winding 170 ensure that, when the capacitor 230 is charged, no current will flow through the primary winding 170.
  • the effect of a parasitic capacitor in the heating circuit switch on the heating power can thus be eliminated thereby improving the efficiency of the electronic ballast compared to arrangements as e.g. shown in Figure 1 or described in US 2007/0296355 or US 5854538.
  • a current path is provided that enables the heating current on the primary side of the heating transformer 150 to flow to ground 220.
  • a current path is provided that enables, upon closing of the heating circuit switch 200 the heating current on the primary side of the heating transformer 150 to flow to ground 220 through the heating circuit switch 200 rather than through the lower switch 40 as in the prior art.
  • the heating current does not flow through impedance or shunt resistor 190, which, as explained above with reference to Figure 1 , can be applied to obtain an estimate for the power provided to the fluorescent lamp 10.
  • a voltage measurement over the shunt resistor 190 can provide a better estimate for the lamp power, compared to the heating circuit arrangement as shown in Figure 1.
  • the electronic ballast 10 according to the invention enables the lamp power to be determined/estimated/approximated indirectly by determining the inverter input power, e.g. via a shunt resistance 190 in series with a lower switch 40 of the inverter.
  • the heating circuit switch and primary winding are arranged in parallel with the lamp load circuit, rather than in series with the lamp load circuit as e.g. disclosed in EP 1 191 824.
  • the heating circuit switch 200 need not be dimensioned to the current flowing through the lamp load circuit (formed by the series-resonant circuit of inductance 60 and capacitance 70). Therefore, compared to the heating circuit switch as applied in EP 1 191 824, the heating circuit switch 200 of the heating circuit 165 as applied in the electronic ballast according to the invention can be selected smaller and/or cheaper.
  • the heating circuit arrangement as applied in the electronic ballast according to the invention thus enables the application of low-cost components.
  • the heating circuit switch 200 is operated in synchronism with the lower switch 40 of the inverter through the control unit 195 controlling the operation of the heating circuit switch 200.
  • the control unit 195 for providing a signal to the heating circuit switch 200 to turn the switch on or off may also be arranged to control the operation of the upper switch 30 and lower switch 40 of the inverter 20 of the electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • the control of the heating circuit switch 200 is simplified as it is synchronized with the operation of the lower switch 40 of the inverter.
  • the upper and lower switch of the inverter are operated in an alternating manner, each thus approximately at a duty cycle of 50%.
  • the duty cycle of the heating circuit switch 200 can thus be selected equal to the duty cycle of the lower switch 40.
  • the heating circuit switch 200 may however also be operated at a smaller duty cycle (still in synchronism with the lower switch 40), thereby controlling the heating power provided to the electrodes of the fluorescent lamp.
  • a capacitor 300 is often added at the terminal 50.
  • the heating circuit as proposed e.g. the embodiment as shown in Figure 2
  • the upper graph of Figure 3 schematically depicts the AC voltage Vac (as a function of time t) available at the terminal 50 (see Figure 2) of the inverter 20 during operation (whereby the upper and lower switch of the inverter are switched on and off in an alternating manner, e.g. each operating at a duty cycle of 50%).
  • the lower graph of Figure 3 schematically depicts the voltage Vheat (as a function of time t) available at node 240 (see Figure 2) when the heating circuit switch 200 is operated in synchronism with the lower switch 40 of the inverter.
  • the slope of the rising edge of the Vac signal is lower than the slope of the falling edge. This difference in the slopes is due to the fact that when a capacitor 300 (e.g.
  • FIG 4 schematically depicts a second embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention.
  • a freewheeling diode 310 is provided connecting the heating circuit switch 200 with the DC terminal 35.
  • the embodiment further comprises a device 320 operating as Ix linear amplifier.
  • the device 320 comprises a MOSFET with a diode 430 connected between the source and the gate of the MOSFET, the anode of the diode 430 being connected to the source of the MOSFET (in which case the device 320 is known as a source follower).
  • the (gate of the) device 320 can either be connected to the AC voltage of the inverter 20, available at terminal 50, or to a control terminal (gate) 330 of the upper switch of the inverter 20.
  • Figure 4 schematically depicts an embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention wherein the device 320 is a MOSFET connected to the AC voltage of the inverter 20, available at terminal 50.
  • Figure 5 schematically depicts an embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention wherein the device 320 of the heating circuit 167 is a MOSFET having a control terminal (gate) connected to the control terminal (gate) 330 of the upper switch 30 of the inverter 20.
  • Figure 6 schematically depicts an embodiment of the electronic ballast according to the invention wherein the device 320 of the heating circuit 168 comprises a bipolar transistor with a diode 430 connected between the emitter and the base of the bipolar transistor, the anode of the diode 430 being connected to the emitter of the bipolar transistor (in which case the device is known as an emitter follower).
  • the (base of the) device 320 is connected to the AC voltage of the inverter, available at terminal 50.
  • the embodiments of the electronic ballast according to the invention as shown in Figures 4 - 6 may comprise the same or similar components and may have the same or similar topology as the embodiment shown in Figure 2.
  • the device 320 establishes a connection between the DC terminal 35 and the diode 210 when the upper switch 30 is closed, drawing current for charging the capacitance 230 of the heating circuit 166, 167, 168, respectively, from the DC terminal 35, instead of from the terminal 50 and the capacitor 300.
  • the upper switch 30 When the upper switch 30 is open, current may flow from the terminal 240 through the (freewheel) diode 310 to the DC terminal 35. The current does not flow through the shunt resistor 190, as desired.
  • FIG. 7 schematically depicts a ballast 700 which is adapted to supply multiple lamp loads arranged in parallel.
  • one or more of four loads 710, 720, 730, 740 may be supplied by the ballast 700.
  • Each of the loads 710, 720, 730 may be a fluorescent lamp or any other load.
  • the load 740 comprises a transformer 150 having a primary winding 170 and secondary windings 172 each having a series connection of a capacitance 742 and a resistance 744 connected in parallel thereto.
  • the resistances 744 may represent electrodes of a fluorescent lamp to be heated.
  • an upper switch 750 e.g. a MOSFET switch of an NMOS type, is connected to a DC terminal 35.
  • a first inverter is formed by a series connection of the upper switch 750 and first lower switch 760 connected to the upper switch 750 via a terminal 755.
  • a second inverter is formed by the upper switch 750 connected in series to a second lower switch 770 via the terminal 755 and a diode 772.
  • a third inverter is formed by the upper switch 750 connected in series to a third lower switch 780 via the terminal 755 and a diode 782.
  • a fourth inverter is formed by the upper switch 750 connected in series to a fourth lower switch 790 via the terminal 755 and a diode 792.
  • the switches 750, 760, 770, 780 and 790 are switched on and off by a microcontroller or other device or control unit 195 upon input of one or more control signals 196 in order to supply one or more of the loads 710, 720, 730 and 740.
  • a first lamp load circuit connected to the terminal 755 comprises a series connection of a capacitance 763, and an inductance 764 and a capacitance 765 forming a series-resonant circuit.
  • the series-resonant circuit is connected to the load 710.
  • a second lamp load circuit connected to the terminal 755 through the diode 772 comprises a series connection of a capacitance 773, and an inductance 774 and a capacitance 775 forming a series-resonant circuit.
  • the series-resonant circuit is connected to the load 720.
  • the series-resonant circuit is connected to the DC terminal 35 through a (freewheel) diode 778.
  • a third lamp load circuit connected to the terminal 755 through the diode 782 comprises a series connection of a capacitance 783, and an inductance 784 and a capacitance 785 forming a series-resonant circuit.
  • the series-resonant circuit is connected to the load 730.
  • the series-resonant circuit is connected to the DC terminal 35 through a (freewheel) diode 788.
  • a fourth lamp load circuit connected to the terminal 755 through the diode 792 comprises a series connection of a capacitance 793 and the primary winding 170 of the transformer 150.
  • the series connection is connected to the DC terminal 35 through a (freewheel) diode 798.
  • Switch 750 and switch 760 may be opened and closed in alternation, e.g. each with a duty cycle of 50% or less.
  • Switch 750 and switch 770 are opened and closed in alternation, e.g. each with a duty cycle of 50% or less.
  • Switch 770 may be operated independent from switch 760, or in combination therewith.
  • Switch 750 and switch 780 are opened and closed in alternation, e.g. each with a duty cycle of 50% or less.
  • Switch 780 may be operated independent from switches 760 and 770, or in combination with at least one of these.
  • Switch 750 and switch 790 may be opened and closed in alternation, e.g. each with a duty cycle of 50% or less.
  • Switch 790 may be operated independent from switches 760, 770 and 780, or in combination with at least one of them.
  • the duty cycle of switch 790 may be made substantially lower than 50%, e.g. for a controlled pre-heating of electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.
  • a low- frequency pulse-width modulation may be applied to the high frequency switching control signal of the switch 790 supplied from the microcontroller or other device or control unit 195.
  • a high-side forward current is conducted by switch 750 for all lamp load circuits.
  • a high-side reverse current of the first lamp load circuit is conducted by a body diode of switch 750.
  • a high- side reverse current of the second lamp load circuit is conducted by diode 778.
  • a high-side reverse current of the third lamp load circuit is conducted by diode 788.
  • a high-side reverse current of the fourth lamp load circuit is conducted by diode 798.
  • the low-side forward and reverse current for the first lamp load circuit is conducted by switch 760 and its body diode.
  • the low-side forward and reverse current for the second lamp load circuit is conducted by switch 770 and its body diode.
  • the low-side forward and reverse current for the third lamp load circuit is conducted by switch 780 and its body diode.
  • the low-side forward and reverse current for the fourth lamp load circuit is conducted by switch 790 and its body diode.
  • each of the switches 760, 770, 780 and 790 is relatively low.
  • the alternating currents through each of the switches 760, 770, 780 and 790 have a DC component that (for a predetermined DC terminal voltage) is a direct measure for the power extracted by the corresponding lamp load circuit.
  • a current measurement for a particular load circuit can be made by averaging the current measured, e.g. by a shunt resistor 190 as shown in Figures 2, 4, 5 and 6 in series with the corresponding switch, e.g. at the source side of a MOSFET switch.
  • shunt resistors are indicated by dashed diamonds 705.
  • FIG. 8 schematically depicts another ballast 700' which is adapted to supply multiple lamp loads arranged in parallel.
  • Circuit parts in Fig. 8 that correspond to similar circuit parts in Fig. 7 are labeled with the same reference signs. With respect to the embodiment shown in Fig. 7, the following differences exist.
  • Diode 762 has been added in series between lower switch 760 and terminal 755.
  • the first lamp load circuit is connected to a terminal 767 between diode 762 and lower switch 760 instead of to terminal 755.
  • Diode 768 (a freewheel diode) has been added and is connected between terminal 767 and DC terminal 35.
  • the first, second and third lamp load circuit comprise capacitor 753.
  • Ohmic resistor 705 is arranged in series with lower switch 705. During operation of the circuit shown in Fig. 8, a high side reverse current of the first lamp load circuit is conducted by diode 768. Otherwise the operation of the circuitry shown in Fig. 8 is similar to that in Figure 7.
  • each of the lower switches can be operated independent of the other lower switches.
  • each lamp load circuit can be independently enabled or disabled, which cannot be fully accomplished in the circuitry shown in figure 7.
  • the electronic ballast comprises an inverter arranged in a half-bridge configuration for providing an AC voltage and at least one lamp load circuit.
  • the inverter comprises an upper switch, connected to a DC terminal for receiving a DC supply voltage, and a first lower switch arranged in a half-bridge configuration for generating an AC voltage at an inverter terminal of the inverter.
  • a first diode and a second lower switch are connected in series. This series arrangement is connected in parallel with the first lower switch.
  • a lamp load circuit for supplying the lamp load is connected to a node between the first diode and the second lower switch.
  • the lamp load circuit may comprise a heating circuit for heating an electrode of the fluorescent lamp
  • the heating circuit includes a heating transformer and a second lower switch connected in parallel with the primary winding of the transformer. By doing so, the heating circuit can be operated and controlled independently of the current supplied to the fluorescent lamp, or operating conditions of the fluorescent lamp.
  • the electronic ballast comprises an inverter arranged in a modified half-bridge configuration for providing an AC voltage and a number of lamp load circuits.
  • the inverter comprises an upper switch, connected to a DC terminal for receiving a DC supply voltage, and a first diode in series with a first lower switch arranged in a modified half-bridge configuration for generating an AC voltage at an inverter terminal of the inverter.
  • the ballast may further comprise a second diode and a second lower switch connected in series. This series arrangement is connected in parallel with the first diode and first lower switch. Possibly further series arrangements comprising a further diode and a further lower switch are connected in parallel with the first diode and the first lower switch.
  • a lamp load circuit for supplying a first lamp load is connected to a node between the first diode and the first lower switch.
  • a lamp load circuit for supplying a second lamp load is connected to a node between the second diode and the second lower switch.
  • a further lamp load may be connected to a node between the further diode and the further lower switch.
  • the inverter supplies a fluorescent lamp
  • the lamp load circuit comprises a heating circuit for heating an electrode of the fluorescent lamp
  • the heating circuit includes a heating transformer and a third lower switch connected in parallel with the primary winding of the transformer.
  • the term 'lamp load' as used in the description and claims may refer to fluorescent lamps, or a lamp electrode heating arrangement, but also may refer to solid state lighting devices, e.g. light emitting diode, LED, lighting devices.
  • solid state lighting devices e.g. light emitting diode, LED, lighting devices.

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L'invention concerne un ballast électronique pour fournir une charge de lampe. Le ballast électronique comprend un inverseur agencé dans une configuration de demi-pont pour produire une tension CA et au moins un circuit de charge de lampe. L'inverseur comprend un commutateur supérieur, connecté à une borne CC pour recevoir une tension d'alimentation CC, et un premier commutateur inférieur agencé dans une configuration de demi-pont pour générer une tension CA au niveau d'une borne d'inverseur de l'inverseur. Une première diode et un second commutateur inférieur sont connectés en série. Cet agencement en série est connecté en parallèle au premier commutateur inférieur. Un circuit de charge de lampe destiné à fournir la charge de lampe est connecté à un nœud entre la première diode et le second commutateur inférieur. Lorsque l'inverseur alimente une lampe fluorescente, et que le circuit de charge de lampe comprend un circuit de chauffage destiné à chauffer une électrode de la lampe fluorescente, le circuit de chauffage comprend un transformateur de chauffage et un second commutateur inférieur connecté en parallèle à l'enroulement primaire du transformateur. Ainsi, le circuit de chauffage peut être utilisé et régulé indépendamment du courant fourni à la lampe fluorescente ou des conditions d'utilisation de la lampe fluorescente.
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